Folding voting-booth.



PATENTED AUG. 21, 1906.

E. J. DOUGLAS & A. L. JOHNSON. FOLDING VOTING BOOTH.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 8, 1904.

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No. 828,935. PATENTBD AUG. 21, 1906.

E. J. DOUGLAS & .A. L. JQHNSON.

FOLDING VOTING BOOTH.

APPLICATION FILED 0OT..8, 1904.

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UNITED STATES" PATENT oErroE- ELIZABETH J. DOUGLAS AND ALBERT L.JOHNSON, or CRETE, NEBRASKA. FOLDING VOTlNG-BOOTHQ Patented Aug. 2i,190a Application liled October 8. 1904. Serial 1%. 227,754.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ELIZABETH J. DOUG- LAS and ALBERT L. JOHNSON,citizens of the United States, and residents of Crete, in the county ofSaline and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful FoldingVoting- Booth, of which the following is a specification.

' Our invention relates to a portable folding frame which may be opened,and being provided with a set of screens r curtains forms a voting-boothprovided with a plurality of compartments.

In the accompanying drawings we have shown in Figure 1 -a perspective.view, with portions broken away, disclosing a folding frame, as used inour invention. Fig. 2 shows a sectional view disclosing the position ofone of the tables. Fig. 3 shows abroken enlarged modification showing aset of toggle-bars arranged to lock in a horizontal position. Fig. 4shows a broken portion of Fig. 5 shows an end view of the modificationshown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 shows an elevation of the booth as pro Fig.7shows a top view disclosing the arrangements of the curtains, while Fig.8 shows a broken portion of one of the supporting-posts provided with alock-slot.

As has been set forth, the aim of our invention is to provide acollapsible folding voting-booth, which shall be light and portable,easily set up, and be arranged to provide a plurality ofvoting-compartments.

In carrying out the aim of-our invention we use four supporting-posts A,A, B, and B. These posts are referably made of angle-iron, though woodbnposts or pipe may be used. In the drawings we have shown our booth-frameas made of angle-iron. Extendingfrom the post A and pivotally securedthereto by means of the pivot-pin 1 is the hook-bar 2, provided at oneend with the hook 2, adapted to look upon the pin 1, secured to theupper end of the post A. Pivotally secured to the post A and also nearthe upper end is ,thecurtain-bar 3, held by the pin 3, and'from thiscurtain-bar by means of .the pin 4 depends the supporting-bar 4,

adapted to be detachably secured at its lower end by means of the pin 5to the post A. Extending from near the upper end of the bar A and heldby the pin 6 is the curtain-bar 5, provided with the pin 6, whichsupports the bar 7, detachably secured to the post A by means of the pin7. By means of the pin 9 we secure the toggle-member 10, which issecured by means of the pin 11, the toggle-bar 10, secured to the pin 12fixed to the post B, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Below we use thecounterpart set of toggle-bars 13 and 14, secured by the pin 13 andmovably secured to the posts A and B by the pins 12 and 14. To securelyhold the posts A and B when the.toggle-bars have been opened is thebrace-bar 8, secured by the pins 8 and 9, as shown. The lower pin 8preferably detachably secures the lower end of the bar 8 to the 0st A.Extending from near the lower en of the post B is the toggle-bar 26,from pin 26 of which extends the bar 25, pivotally secured by means ofthe pin to the post B. Above are secured the toggle-bars 27 and 28 andmovably fastened at one end by means of the pin 27 to the post B and atthe opposite end by means of a similar pin fixed to the post B Theseposts B and B are braced by means of the brace-bar 24, secured to thepost B by means of the pin 23, a similar pin being used below toremovably fasten this bar 24 to the post B. The post B is provided withthe curtain-bars 15 and 17, supported by the bars 15 and 18, held by thepins 16, 18, and 19 as shown, one pin being hidden. The post A issecured to the post B by means of the toggle-bars 33 and 32, secured bymeans of pins 31, the bars being united by means of the pin 32, asshown, one pin 31 being hidden. Below we provide the toggle-bars 20 and20, secured by the pin a,

these toggle-bars means of suitable pins. (Not shown in the drawings,but being similar to' those shown at 12 and 14.) The toggle-bar 33 issecured by a pin similar to the one shown at 9", secured to the post A.These posts, curtain-bars,

being held at the end by i supporting-bars, brace-bars, and toggle-barsform a collapsible l"rame,as shown in Fig. 1. In connection with thisframe we use a curtain comprising the three-sided members, as shown inFig. 7, marked K, L, and M.

The curtain M is provided with the horizontal pockets 43 and 44, adaptedto receive the arms 5 and 15, the back member of this curtain beingsecured to the projecting pins 9 and 12, or being otherwise secured, asby means of a tape tied about the posts A and B By means of the pliableconnection 43 the three-sided curtain L is secured to the curtain M,this curtain being provided with the pockets 42 and 42 to receive thearms 17 and 21, while the pliable connection 41, secured to thethree-sided curtain K,is provided with the pockets 40 and 40 to receivethe arms 3' and 29, these curtains being secured by 5 means of the pinsor tapes, as stated.

The posts A, A, B, and B are provided at suitable points with theperforations f, into which is adapted to fit the pin 9 of the tablebracee, as shown in Fig. 2, of the table D,

10 these tables being provided with suitable pins h, adapted to workthrough suitable openings f, movably support the tables.

In Fig. 5 we have shown a modification in which the toggle-bars areprovided with the IS bent lips p, which abut or work against oneanother, so that these toggle-bars may be locked in a horizontalposition.

For the sake of convenience the posts may be slotted, as is shown inFig. 8, to provide the lock-slot f, into which suitably-headed tains,which are detached, are easily rolled up.

It is of course understood that when the booth is not in usethe lowerends of the curtam-supporting bars 4, 7, 15, 18', 22, and

30 are detached from the posts, so that they are held in a pendentposition, permitting and facilitating the folding of the booth.

From the description it will be noticed that we provide a voting-boothof four compartments, the booth-frame providin a central compartment,while the curtains orm three compartments upon the outside of the booth,as will be understood in referring to Fi )T, where the central booth ismarked a: an the remaining booths at, z, and 2.

Having thus described our said invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by United States Letters Patent, is-

1. A voting-booth comprising the combination of four supporting-posts, aplurality of to gle-bars uniting said posts to form a threesidedstructure, a hook-bar to unite said posts near the upper end upon thefourth side, brace-bars, securing the posts to form aforesaidthree-sided structure, curtain-bars in sets of twos pivotally secured tosaid posts, and extending in pairs in like directions there being a setof said curtain-bars exten ing from each of aforesaid three sides, andmeans to hold said curtain-bars.

2. A voting-booth comprising four posts, toggle-bars securing said poststo form a three-sided structure, curtain-bars extending from each sideof said structure, and curtains secured to said bars to form avotingbooth providing a plurality of compartments.

3. A folding, collapsible voting-booth comprising four posts, togle-bars securing said posts to form a three-Si ed structure, curtainbarsextending from each side of said structure, and curtains secured to saidbars to form a voting-booth, providing a plurality of compartments,collapsible in form, and so constructed that the same may be folded in acompact and portable form without detachment of parts.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

ELIZABETH J. DOUGLAS. ALBERT L. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

I. H. HATFIELD, S. S. BELL.

